Retired doctor who was diagnosed with same form of terminal pancreatic cancer as Steve Jobs says surgery and well-timed treatment has helped him survive for 14 years

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Federico Kalinec, a retired UCLA professor, has survived for 14 years with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET), the same rare form of pancreatic cancer that killed Steve Jobs in 2011. Diagnosed in 2012 and given only months to live initially, Kalinec underwent surgery followed by FDA approval of a new treatment called peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in 2018, which has significantly prolonged his life. This targeted radiation therapy involves injecting radioactive drugs that directly attack tumor cells, offering symptom relief and slowed tumor progression.
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Federico Kalinec, a retired UCLA professor, has survived 14 years with a rare form of pancreatic cancer known as pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET), which was also the cause of death for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011. Initially given just a few months to live upon his diagnosis in 2012, Kalinec underwent surgery that included the removal of his pancreas and part of his stomach. The disease went into remission but returned in 2020, at which point he began treatment with a new medication approved by the FDA in 2018 for gastric and pancreatic tumors. This drug provided an additional option for patients suffering from rare cancers like PNET, estimated to affect one person out of every 27,000 annually.

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Federico Kalinec has successfully staved off his rare pancreatic cancer for 14 years thanks to surgery and a recently approved treatment Kalinec's doctors told him he only had a few months left to live when he was diagnosed back in 2012, he said in an interview with ABC 7 Kalinec was diagnosed with the same rare strain of pancreatic cancer as Steve Jobs, who succumbed to the disease in 2011 Luckily, in 2018, a new treatment for the treatment for gastric and pancreatic tumors was approved by the FDA. 'This approval provides another treatment choice for patients with these rare cancers,' FDA's Richard Pazdur, MD said in a press release at the time of the announcement.
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A retired UCLA professor has been able to survive a rare strain of pancreatic cancer with the help of a new treatment, which was approved shortly before his disease relapsed. asserted
disease → retire → treatment
'I was given originally two months, three months to live, and it's already been 14 years,' Federico Kalinec told ABC 7. asserted
Kalinec → give → ABC
Federico Kalinec was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) in 2012, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → diagnose → 2012
PNET is a type of a larger group of rare gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, abbreviated as GEP-NETs. asserted
PNET → abbreviate → NETs
It is estimated that approximately one out of 27,000 people are diagnosed with GEP-NETs per year, according to a press release from the FDA. uncertain
people → estimate → FDA
This rare form of pancreatic cancer took the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, when he was aged 56. asserted
he → take → 2011
Kalinec experienced jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin commonly attributed to issues with the bile and/or liver, as well as a metastasis in multiple organs. asserted
which → experience → organs
Surgeons removed Kalinec's pancreas and a part of his stomach, which successfully contained the disease until it returned in 2020, he told the outlet. asserted
he → remove → outlet
Federico Kalinec has successfully staved off his rare pancreatic cancer for 14 years thanks to surgery and a recently approved treatment Kalinec's doctors told him he only had a few months left to live when he was diagnosed back in 2012, he said in an interview with ABC 7 Kalinec was diagnosed with the same rare strain of pancreatic cancer as Steve Jobs, who succumbed to the disease in 2011 Luckily, in 2018, a new treatment for the treatment for gastric and pancreatic tumors was approved by the FDA. 'This approval provides another treatment choice for patients with these rare cancers,' FDA's Richard Pazdur, MD said in a press release at the time of the announcement. asserted
Pazdur → stave → announcement
The new treatment is called peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, and it is a highly targeted and effective form of treatment which utilizes a series of injections over a 4-5 hour period, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). uncertain
which → call → Medicine
The treatment works by injecting the patient with a radioactive drug which blasts the tumor cells. asserted
which → work → cells
'It targets those tumor cells and kills them directly. asserted
It → target → them
And that's been shown to be very effective for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors,' Dr Timothy Donahue told ABC 7. asserted
Donahue → show → ABC
Benefits of this treatment include symptom relief and a slowing of tumor progression, according to SNMMI. uncertain
Benefits → include → SNMMI
Kalinec saw success from implementing this new form of treatment, and hopes others in his position can find similar relief. asserted
others → see → relief
'I have cancer, but I don't give up and we are fighting,' Kalinec added. asserted
Kalinec → have → cancer
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